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AN INSTITUTIONAL PUBLICATION OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY - MANILA VOLUME 29. NO. 2. MAY 2002 INSIDE Lasallian Partners A Meeting Follow the LIDER 2 Council 4 5of Minds Operation Big Brother adopts 3 public schools As part of the La Salle mission to provide quality education to the less privileged, the Lasallian Institute for Development and Educational Research (LIDER) under the College of Education teamed up with three Manila public schools for Operation Big Brother (OBB). Started in 2001, the seven-year pilot project is undertaken with V. Mapa High School, Arellano High School, and G. Perfecto High School. The program has three beneficiaries: the students, the teachers, and the school. A total of 480 students received a complete set of textbooks and school supplies at the start of the school year. Using curriculum, materials, and learning activities similar to those used in Lasallian high schools, the students are also trained in the following subject areas: Science, Mathematics, English, Filipino, and Social Studies. Aside from getting an enriched curriculum derived from Lasallian high schools, the public schools have also benefited from improved facilities. This school year, each of the three schools received a science lab and multimedia learning resources. At the same time, 60 teachers, or 20 from each school, have been given the opportunity to apply for scholarship for a Master’s degree at DLSU-M. They also receive regular in-service teacher training programs to improve their teaching competencies. Furthermore, they receive peer coaching and peer tutoring training to enable them to become effective trainers of their co-teachers. In a related development, Kraft Foods (Philippines), Inc. (KFP) donated two million pesos (P2M) for the OBB. The turnover ceremony of the donation was held at the KFP Plant in Parañaque last February 5. Attending the event for DLSU-Manila were Dr. Carmelita Quebengco, executive vice president; Brother Andrew Gonzalez, FSC, vice president for academics and research; Dr. Allan Bernardo, College of VISITING LIAN. Boats rest at the shoreline of Sitio Kay Reyna, Barangay Lumanyag--site of DLSU-M’s mangrove reforestation program. Lasallian Education dean; and Dr. Sterling Plata, program coordinator. KFP President volunteers, through the Marine Biological Station and the Center for Social Concern and Action, have joined the fisherfolk in the promotion of and General Manager Ferdinand dela Cruz led the company officials in sustainable management of the coastal ecosystem. welcoming the guests from La Salle. KFP’s support for DLSU-M’s project is part of a wider corporate campaign to take more social responsibility, particularly in the education sector. Cultural lab with Asian partners set up Prior to the donation from KFP, the project had already received over P3M In support of regional in Bangalore, India, to study ageing in other corporate and private donations. (See related story on page 4) 400 special kids join cooperation and development, and development; and Universitas DLSU-M joins other Asian Atma Jaya Yogyakarta in Indonesia, universities in establishing the to focus on childhood and Asiatic Laboratory of Cultural and development. annual Olympics Social Studies for school year 2002- The project involves a bigger The Lasallian community through sports like basketball, 2003. network and collective work welcomed 400 special children to the running, and walking. The The laboratory is being towards effective social mini-Olympics held at the DLSU-M participants were also treated to developed as part of the vision that engagement. Furthermore, the Football Field on January 20. parlor games such as sack race, the university is an institution for academic establishments will be Organized by the Center for Social newspaper dance, obstacle course, citizenship and integration and also placed at the service of the Concern and Action (COSCA) through and other interactive games. FTK 2002 a vector for sustainable co- grassroots communities. the Lasallian Outreach and Volunteer served as a venue for healthy development to build new forms of The participating universities Effort, For the Kids 2002 (FTK 2002) competition and interaction among thinking and acting together. and institutes will set up academic carried the theme, “Si Ate, si Kuya, special children and members of the As the Philippine activities, which include representative, DLSU-M’s professional training and Kasama Ko—Ang Saya!” Volunteers Lasallian community. Digging up Clark. from the faculty, staff, and students What started out as a contribution will be on the issue of community activities such as the were given the opportunity to reach supplementary activity of COSCA and women and their work and production of community projects out to children who have physical, the Physical Education Department in development. and social intervention. DLSU-M studies toxic mental, and developmental 1986, with some 50 children The other universities taking Brother Andrew Gonzalez, disabilities. participating, has grown to become part are: Sogang University in Seoul, FSC, DLSU-M vice president for wastes in Clark, Rockwell The program sought to enhance the biggest socio-event in the Korea, to work on the effects of the academics and research, the physical activities of these children University. 1997 Korean crisis on the society represented the University during Asian countries give support to La Salle research team and the setting up of responses in the meeting of the project directors DLSU-M’s College of Engineering excellent electrical and temperature- terms of training and education; N. last December 10-12 at Assumption (COE) is currently conducting a insulating properties. PCBs do not have Niketan Institute of Social Work and University in Bangkok. The meeting research project on Polychlorinated any distinguishing features and can be Don Bosco Shelter in Mumbai, looked into the significance of the Biphenyls (PCBs), one of the 12 detected only through laboratory India, to look into the plight of project on the global and local persistent organic pollutants banned analyses. Although their manufacture streetchildren and their levels. worldwide, in some of the country’s and distribution was curtailed in the development; Bangalore University reported environmental hotspots. late ’70s, PCBs remain a major Recently chosen by the Asian component of many industrial SDRC to improve NSO poverty tracking Regional Research Program on materials today. Environmental Technology (ARRPET) Funded by the Swedish The Social Development combining the results of NSO’s two as the National Research Institute on International Development Research Center (SDRC) of DLSU-M national surveys, namely the Family Industrial and Hazardous Wastes, COE Cooperation Agency (SIDA), DLSU-M recently signed a Memorandum of Income and Expenditures Survey has started its research in areas like and the Asian Institute of Technology- Agreement (MOA) with the National (FIES) and Annual Poverty Indicator the former US military base in Clark Thailand started the ARRPET project Statistics Office (NSO) to help improve Survey (APIS), the joint project will be and the former power plant facility in following a memorandum of the methodology of tracking poverty able to determine the poverty and Rockwell, Makati to assess the present agreement on 25 October 2001. in the Philippines. welfare status of Filipinos from 1997 management of PCBs in these places Dr. Susan Gallardo of the COE Titled “Mapping and Tracking to 2000. and to develop an appropriate Research, Training, and Consultancy Poverty through the Use of Non- The FIES estimates the poverty technology for the effective treatment heads the research institute. Her Income Poverty and Welfare incidence in the country, while the and disposal of this pollutant. research associates are Dr. Julius Measures,” the MOA primarily aims APIS attempts to assess the poverty PCBs are mixtures of synthetic Maridable, Dr. Leonila Abella, and Dr. to construct non-income based situation of the Filipinos using 23 organic chemicals that have been Joseph Auresenia, all faculty members BEATING THE ODDS. Olympic participants aim for poverty and welfare measures to be widely used since 1930 in many see DLSU-M studies, page 4 gold as their friends from La Salle cheer on. used in monitoring poverty. By see SDRC to improve, page 4 industrial applications because of their

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EDITORIAL ABUT-TANAW: Partnerships Volume 29. No. 2. May 2002 Editor: Ruby Añonuevo Writers: Reby Gaw (AB ’93), Marjorie Ann Duterte (AB ’97), Naomi Lontoc Tupas, Tisha Timbang (AB ’93) About The Logo Graphic Artists: Peter Varona, Sergio Bumatay III @...yesterday, it was just an “a” with a flourish, a shortcut Consultant: Jose Mari Magpayo (AB ’81) for lazy writers, and worst, just another obscure and Director: Susan Claire Agbayani unnoticeable key on the typewriter. Today, it symbolizes the Secretary: Virginia Umacob-Gases link between people and places where they live and work. Student Assistants: Donna May Barrameda, Michelle Mauricio Take a look at your e-mail address. It’s right in the middle Distribution: Andy Riberta of your identity and at that spot on the world wide web (www). Abut-Tanaw is published by the Marketing Communication Office of De La Salle University-Manila for the school’s alumni and friends. Abut-Tanaw (at) adopts @ as its official logo. Think of it as a signpost to remind you of the place where you came from Abut-Tanaw: 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines and the place you will always want to come back to. Tel: 526-5913, 524-4611 Locals 144 & 246. Fax: (632) 526-5913 http://www.dlsu.edu.ph Our Shared Mission on human and Christian education By Brother Rolando Dizon, FSC President, De La Salle University System

The future is full of opportunities for the realization catalyze the process, we hasten the realization of our vision of the Lasallian Shared Mission. and consequently the Shared Mission. The Brothers are very proud of our lay colleagues My dear Lasallians, we have taken upon ourselves to who have internalized the Lasallian charism and have have a more active role in national development – helped run our schools as full partners. I have been a especially in such difficult times. The contributions of each personal witness to this. of us, in whatever depth or degree, shall mean much to We have the best chance to bring the plans and our brethren and to our country. programs of Lasallian education and spirit to as many Moreover, let us continue the vision of our founder of people and communities as possible, within our lifetimes. bringing Christian education and spreading the Gospel We have been doing our mission together through through our schools. This is our heritage. our catechetical programs for public schools, our Caucus We, the Brothers, have also realized that our mission on Poverty Reduction which is deeply involved in grassroots extends beyond our schools and into relating the Working Partnerships development, our support of civil society’s fight against educational work and the Gospel to the country, careful poverty and corruption, our advocacy of good governance attention to the education of the marginalized, fostering The De La Salle University-Manila the University has learned to spread the are able to carry out most of our and many other meaningful initiatives. ecumenical dialogue between Christians and openness to envisions major achievements by mission of our Founder, St. John projects and programs. Many teachers But, I say, let us do more! For in doing more we Inter-religious dialogue. 2011. At the November launching of Baptist de La Salle. In one of his enrolled in the graduate school are This Shared Mission is a call and a challenge for the Greenovation, La Salle’s ten-year meditations, St. La Salle reminded his on scholarship. Modern facilities laity, everyone in the Lasallian family, to take part in the countdown to its centennial, DLSU teachers that their ministry should and resources are regularly journey of faith, zeal, and service. It is both fulfilling and System President Brother Rolando “touch the hearts of pupils and inspire introduced to support learning. exciting, this I guarantee you. Dizon, FSC mentioned two major them with the Christian Spirit.” Incentives and grants are given to Come join us! thrusts of the University: one is to make The past school year witnessed encourage our professors to engage in our educational services more a renewal of the Lasallian call. In a research. accessible to poor but deserving number of occasions, the Manila The University also maintains students, and the other, to further campus and other La Salle and strong ties with partner strengthen our research culture. partner schools reviewed their roles communities—to learn as much as to Greenovation is a program that seeks in Christian formation as we laid out give. We have the poor fisherfolk in to renew the Lasallian commitment to our plans for the next few years. We Lian, Batangas, the small group of Mt. the traditions of religio, mores, experience the growing involvement Banahaw guardians, the marginalized cultura. of lay partners in the Lasallian Tingguian families in Abra, and the Our partners play a big role in ministry to reinforce the mission of urban poor children in Leveriza to give making our programs a success. Our the Christian Brothers. us a regular dose of reality check. international ties—from our fellow Private businesses and individuals Their strong cooperation and hard Lasallian institutions to our university have also continued to give us their work are the inspiration behind some linkages, including the other members strong support. Operation Big Brother, of our finest academic research and of the Asean Universities Network— a flagship project of the College of social action projects, many of which have brought in fresh insights to the Education started in June last year, have been recognized in the local and formation of our priorities and values. exemplifies the concerted efforts to international fronts. Their various endeavors, such as extend Lasallian education to the less The products of Lasallian working on cultural preservation, privileged. Designed to support education are the biggest motivation discovering the bigger potentials of public schools in the development for the University’s relentless pursuit Information Technology, promoting of teachers and school curriculum of the traditions of excellence and the regional economy, and protecting to create a community of responsible service. We are honored finding them the environment, have helped clear and critical-thinking scholars, the living as Christian achievers, who are our sense of direction as a model project’s initial results inspire us to do true servants of God and our country. school of higher learning. more. May they continue to live out the With other La Salle institutions, It is also with outside help that we Lasallian animo! Jun Barrameda Lasallian Partners Council strengthens implementation of Shared Mission By Reby Gaw making structures concerned Partners to the Shared Mission. “I am the Lasallian Partners shows how Brothers and Partners, once more, facts, events, situations in life which with the Lasallian Mission.” particularly attentive to this strong the Shared Mission has been will sit together and tackle the four they may not be too conscious of The difference, collaboration, which permits an ever ingrained among Lasallians in the different areas, namely: Lasallian because these do not figure in their Quebengco adds, is greater missionary efficacy. The Philippines. This is also evident in formation and governance; new life. In like manner, they enrich our that “We don’t have presence of the laity alongside the major Lasallian gatherings such as the apostolates; Lasallian relationships being Lasallian by being ‘guardians of a say in things Brothers is a notable sign of the Lasallian Synod, and in the upcoming and association; and current the Lasallian institution.’” related to their increasingly important place that they Lasallian Family Convocation in 2003. apostolate. Appointed as member of an vows, lifestyle as are being called to take in the life of During the Synod, both Brothers Quebengco proudly says that the international commission called religious, and their the Church.” and Partners together planned and Philippines, being the only District to “Associated for the Educational formation. We do Recently, the LPC was tasked to determined the priorities for the have lay counterpart, is “one of the Service of the Poor” by the Superior not have the handle the Lasallian Star of Faith Lasallian institutions in the Philippines most, if not the most progressive General and his General Council, appropriate Award 2003, a project of the Philippine and drew the Lasallian Ministry Action relative to the Shared Mission.” The Quebengco feels that the lay role can background and District. The Award is to honor a Plan (MAP). In this visioning exercise, partnership between the religious and “only get stronger and stronger.” With experience for that.” person who embodies the Lasallian Quebengco noted that Brothers and the lay is healthy to the Lasallian the number of Brothers dwindling, the Even in Rome, the call values of faith and zeal, and has Partners had equal say in determining institutions because of the unique more it becomes necessary to for the Shared Mission reverberates. rendered exemplary and outstanding where the Lasallian institutions should contributions of both sides. “We operationalize the Shared Mission. The District Council (DC), an In the 43rd General Chapter held in service to the Filipino nation, including be heading. enrich the experience of the Brothers “That way, we continue to propagate association of La Salle Brothers in Rome in 2000, the Superior General service to the poor and the youth-at- Convocation 2003, a gathering of by pointing to them certain truths, what St. La Salle begun.” the Philippines, takes a major leap and his Council paid tribute to the risk. The LPC laid the groundwork— Brothers and Partners, will re-visit the towards implementing the Shared Lasallian Partners. “The Lasallian defined the concept, set the criteria for MAP and evaluate the status of its Mission in the country with the Partners permitted us to realize how selection, and the process for implementation, and establish more establishment of the Lasallian Partners far we have already come over the past selection—and later screened specific and concrete actions in line Council (LPC). seven years in sharing the mission and nominees and recommended the with the MAP. Prior to the grand The LPC is DC’s lay counterpart. in strengthening the bonds of prospective awardee for confirmation reunion of Lasallian representatives, DLSU-Manila Executive Vice President association so necessary for its by the Brother Visitor. three Regional Reflection Councils in Dr. Carmelita Quebengco, chair of future.” Considering that the Lasallian Star the areas of NCR-Rizal, Visayas, and LPC, defines the Shared Mission as In a message to the assembly, of Faith Award is the highest award Mindanao will be held to engage the “the equal participation of Brothers Pope John Paul II himself given by the Philippine Lasallian community in reflection to discern the and Lasallian Partners in decision- acknowledged the contributions of the Family, delegating a significant task to direction of the Lasallian institutions.

THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. WWW.DLSU.EDU.PHWWW.DLSU.EDU.PH MAY 2002 3 The write place to be Hot Off The DLSU Press Writers, critics talk shop in public to share their love for books. Alternative to a Dead God by Dr. Florentino Timbreza By Claire Agbayani “Man must outgrow the Hellenistic images of God headed by USLS- Kristine Catan of UP Tacloban, as an omnipotent and eternal being and respond Bacolod artist-in- Jonathan Davila of University of Negros rather to his presence among people as a self- residence and multi- Occidental Recoletos-Bacolod, Hazel communicating reality.” awarded film Atilano of Immaculate Conception director Peque College (ICC)-Bacolod, Jay Malaga of Gallaga. Gallaga has Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod, Jean Thought, Necessity, and Existence: been conducting Lee Manayon and Nicole Concha of Metaphysics and Epistemology for Lay these workshops on USLS-Bacolod. Rani Teresa Alisan, also Philosophers film, drama, and the of USLS-Bacolod, was alternate fellow. by Dr. Claro Ceniza performing arts for The fiction and poetry of the “Enigmas that have troubled mankind since the 12 years. The fellows were read by a panel headed dawn of time are no longer enigmas and may now interface of the three by workshop director Cirilo Bautista. be handled like ordinary scientific problems.” workshops was The members of the panel were Elsie meant to enrich the Coscolluela, Marjorie Evasco, Regina Michelle Mauricio experience of the Groyon, and Vince Groyon III. Sila… Noon: Oral na Kasaysayan ng 9 na participants and The workshop organizers aim to Booklovers meet in Malate. Manunulat sa Tagalog by Dr. Efren Abueg show the critical connections between develop creative writing in the regions A pioneering work on Tagalog literature, the book Who would have imagined that face to face with critics,” he adds. the various artistic disciplines. and to encourage dialogue between features nine leading authors in Tagalog, Booklovers’ Club, fueled by the love The main partnership in helping The 12 critical writing fellows aspiring young writers and published disclosing insights about themselves, their period, of reading, would metamorphose into promote Philippine literature is were: Maria Joselina Anna Cruz of the writers and literature teachers on the and their peer writers, whether local or foreign. a lively forum between writers and between the DLWF Booklovers’ Club Lopez Memorial Museum, Arwin Tan craft of creative writing. critics? and Filipino Bookstore (courtesy of of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, The 10 creative writing workshop “We just wanted to read. We Lorenzo Ma. Tan and Tess Abalain) in Florentino Iniego Jr. and Rommel fellows and the 12 critical writing thought of coming up with Booklovers’ cooperation with ABC Galleries, Rodriguez of University of the fellows had a chance to write about The Language Provision of the 1987 Constitution of the Club–to encourage people to read,” Afterwords Café, and Bale Dutung. Philippines (UP)Diliman, Cecille La museums, the architecture of Silay, Republic of the Philippines by Andrew Gonzalez, FSC and recalls Dr. Shirley Lua of the Among the books that have been Verne de la Cruz of UP Mindanao, and the mural in Victorias Church, Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta Departamento ng Literatura at Wikang critiqued are Charlson Ong’s Ferdinand Lopez of University of Santo which they visited during the “What was unique about the 1987 Constitution was its affirmation Filipino (DLWF), assistant director of Embarrassment of Riches, Benilda Tomas (UST), Christine Bellen and workshop. The critical writing of one language as the national language, assuming one language the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Santos’ Alipato, Doreen Fernandez’s Jonathan Chua of Ateneo de Manila workshop fellows critiqued the acting, as the national language, and not mandating its existence.” Writing and Research Center Palayok: Philippine Food University (ADMU), Eileen dancing, and direction of films and (BNSCWRC) and one of the prime Through Time, On Site, Young Ang of DLSU-College of videos produced by the workshop movers of the activity. in the Pot, F. Sionil Jose’s Saint Benilde, Anne participants, as well as the creative Kinship Politics in Postwar Philippines: “It was supposed to be held once Ben Singkol, and writers Frances Sangil of DLSU- writing pieces of the writing fellows. The Lopez Family 1946-2000 by Mina Roces a month—so we’d have something Marjorie Evasco’s A Life Manila, and Jonathan Tiu Malaysian-Australian novelist This book posits that the Lopez family has been new to read every month,” she says. Shaped by Music: Andrea and critics and Jambi Reyes, both of Beth Yahp sat as guest panelist in the ambivalent, that they practice both kinship politics The first meeting was held at the Ofilada Veneracion and get the USLS-Bacolod, the hosting Bacolod workshops. She is a visiting and public service; that they have access to Java Café of the Aristocrat canteen with the Philippine Madrigal institution. writer who is hosted by the BNSCWRC political patronage and suffer setbacks when Dr. Isagani Cruz, then chair of the Singers. chance to Isagani Cruz was the during her three-month writing they lose this patronage; but they also stand up Literature department, Lua and her co- The critics who meet some workshop director of residency in the country. Yahp will be for democratic principles and the anti-Marcos faculty Dr. Lakangiting Garcia and engaged the writers in a Kritika 2002. The researching for her trilogy of novels, nationalist ideology. Frances Sangil in attendance. They scintillating discussion of of the distinguished panel of art one of which is to be set in the discussed Harry Potter IV–The Goblet the works were: David country’s critics, teachers, and Philippines. of Fire and its effects on the reading Jonathan Bayot writers was composed of Part of her residency will be spent Ethical Philosophy of Emilio Jacinto habits of children of all ages. (Embarrassment of seasoned Oscar Campomanes giving a craft lecture, to be co- by Dr. Rolando Gripaldo The succeeding meetings were Riches), Dr. Bienvenido writers. (visual arts and sponsored by DLSU-M’s DLWF. She will “The exposition and exploration of the thought of Emilio Jacinto, attended by around four to six Lumbera (Alipato), Dr. literature), Antonio Hila read from her novel Crocodile Fury treating him as a philosophical thinker and not simply as an active individuals who discussed When We Isagani Cruz (Ben Singkol), Dr. Oscar (music), Bienvenido Lumbera (film, and from her short fiction. revolutionary, contribute significantly to an understanding of the Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, My Campomanes (Philippine Food theatre, and the performing arts), Yahp’s residency is sponsored by emerging Filipino independence movement at the end of the 19th Sad Republic by Eric Gamalinda, and Through Time), and Dr. Antonio Hila Dom Bernardo Ma. Perez, OSB the Australia Council through Asialink. century.” Waking Ice by Ricardo de Ungria. (A Life Shaped by Music). (architecture), and Soledad Reyes For SY 2002-2003, the BNSCWRC Cruz recalls that, after a while, the This program will continue for SY (popular culture and literature). envisions to continue its programs, Peace Advocate: 50 Selected Writings regular attendees decided the activity 2002-2003 because of the interest it The workshop is envisioned to especially those related to creative 1986-1997 by Soliman Santos, Jr. was too good to keep to themselves. has generated among readers and serve as a forum for budding critics writing for La Salle schools all over the “The Filipinos have, time and again, taken their When Filipino Bookstore opened book lovers. to discuss their works and concerns country. It also hopes to generate future into their own hands, as demonstrated by in Remedios Circle, the Booklovers’ Meanwhile, this May, the with art critics in the country. research proposals which can be their courageous actions to bring about change Club went to see it. “It’s a quaint, pretty BNSCWRC, supported by the National The ten creative writing workshop funded by agencies or sponsored by in a largely peaceful fashion proving that the quest place—a nice place to talk about Commission for Culture and the Arts fellows were: Carlomar Daoana and corporations and philanthropic for peace seems imperfect and unfinished, it is books. The ambience struck us. The (NCCA) and in cooperation with Rei Alba of UST, Glenn Maboloc of patrons and donors among the still worth pursuing.” bar area is surrounded by art works,” University of St. La Salle (USLS)- AdMU, Isidoro Cruz of DLSU-M, Lasallian alumni. Lua says. Together with Cruz, Lua Bacolod, held Kritika 2002—the first Michelle Mauricio arranged for the Book club meetings art criticism workshop in the country. at Afterwords Café, located at the The works critiqued werel not limited second floor of the bookstore. to literature, but covered the other arts DLSU-M’s Research Projects Somewhere along the way, the as well. concept evolved into “Conversation BNSCWRC Director Dr. Marjorie with Writer.” Cruz notes, “In the Evasco told Abut-Tanaw that the School Year 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 Philippines, there is very little objective Kritika 2002 Workshop coincided criticism of new literary works. There with the Creative Writing Workshop for are no real discussions between critics the Visayas. and writers.” Kritika 2002 and the Creative Approved Proposals 66 52 59 67 63 “So we got major writers who’d Writing Workshop interfaced with the just published books and put them Negros Summer Art Workshops Completed Projects 61 58 62 66 85 Marjorie Evasco and Andrea Ofilada Veneracion

New offerings for SY 2002-2003 Note: Figures include both internally and externally funded research projects. •MS Environmental Engineering with undergraduate backgrounds in Waste Management, Wastewater history, creeds, morality, social competent and globally-oriented program, also a 42-unit course, and Management any of the traditional engineering Management, and Air Quality teaching and worship. While this entrepreneurs for small and offers a fusion of mathematics, This graduate program of the fields such as chemical engineering, Management. program will be beneficial to all medium-sized Philippine enterprises. statistics, and computer technology College of Engineering emphasizes mechanical engineering, industrial members of the church community, It focuses primarily on the to the study of finance. It is an integrated approach to engineering, electronics and •AB Theology it is especially designed for lay people professional development needs and envisioned to be a highly competitive engineering design and problem- communications engineering, civil This new program of the who are interested in theology and skills of people who are involved in masteral program that will equip the solving. Unlike the traditional engineering, or manufacturing Religious Studies Department (RSD) the study of religion. startup operations of business students with a thorough and environmental engineering program engineering and management. of the College of Liberal Arts aims to The AB Theology program is ventures. The program can be comprehensive set of tools to meet that focuses on the end-of-pipe Intended to provide engineers produce Christian theology recommended as a pre-law course completed in two years and one term the requirements of a vibrant (pollution control) mindset, it places with advanced training in the professionals who will become a and for religious journalism and lay on a part-time basis. financial economy. emphasis on the synthesis of environmental discipline, it also aims resource for God and country in pastoral ministries. The student of the program It is designed for current or engineering systems of factories and to infuse their professional practice whatever field they pursue, be it should be able to own or manage a would-be risk managers, treasury infrastructure with ecological with the added dimension of public or private, secular or •MS Entrepreneurship business and propose a five-year managers, investment bankers, concerns. environmental consciousness. religious. The College of Business and business plan prior to graduation. arbitrage managers, international The proposed program was Students may focus on specialized The program seeks to provide a Economics offers the MS traders, quantitative asset managers, designed to provide advanced and fields of environmental engineering solid understanding of the Christian Entrepreneurship program, a 42-unit •MS Financial Engineering financial researchers, and financial specialized training for professionals and management such as Solid faith: sacred scripture, church course, with the aim to develop The MS-Financial Engineering forecasters.

THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. WWW.DLSU.EDU.PHWWW.DLSU.EDU.PH 4 MAY 2002 Follow the LIDER The young people behind DLSU-Manila’s Operation Big Brother share their experiences with partner schools. Gang wars and street crimes. Education Dean Dr. Allan Bernardo, they also manage the sections at the instead of spending time on her Rutted and dirty roads. Heavy traffic. involves the extension of La Salle’s other end. During the early phase of studies. Without proper guidance and The team of Operation Big Brother resources through teacher training, the program, the OBB team suggested monitoring of their children, the (OBB) was warned on such things. curriculum development, and facilities de-loading these teachers of their parents are also bound to find them The members discovered they were and materials improvement. Dr. current responsibilities, but the limited in highly unpleasant situations, such in for more, though—more and Sterling Plata is the program school resources did not allow as the case of another bright student better. The people behind OBB saw coordinator. them to. who got involved in a fraternity, and through the birth pains of De La Salle The team members recall that Students, meanwhile, also exert who was later implicated in a crime. University-Manila’s educational from the initial stage of the program, additional effort in learning their new Parents ask what will happen development program for partner the high school principals and the curriculum. The OBB team says the after the students graduate. For OBB, public schools, and today, they have select group of teachers have been students often tell them how proud the direction is to extend assistance other reasons for taking the job in the working hard on their training. OBB they are for being part of the Lasallian to a few highly deserving students by first place. has helped them determine areas for program. There were instances when putting them on a scholarship for their Marshall Valencia, associate improvement, such as teaching styles students told the group that their tertiary education in La Salle. The program director, says it helps that the and techniques, and classroom having taken advanced subjects, program will have its first graduates students as well as their teachers are management. Aside from using the especially on math, helped not only on 2004 and by that time, OBB hopes quite excited to learn. They are very curriculum and books of La Salle them but also their older siblings in to have also spread its efforts on a open to new ideas, he adds. Green Hills (LSGH), the teachers also college. As the ratio of book per wider scale by reaching more students OBB program assistants Auggie receive support through regular student is 1:1, the students now have not only in Metro Manila but also in Cadua, Annalyn de Guzman, Michelle training, exposure to the LSGH the opportunity to understand their other parts of the country. Estuar, and Niño Jose Mateo agree; community, as well as scholarships in lessons better. “What we hope to do is to allow they are all witnesses and driving graduate studies at the DLSU-M As to the parents of these them to dream, and find ways to help forces in the gradual development of campus. students, the OBB team encourages them realize that dream,” team Lasallian education in three Manila The teachers adapt well to new them to support their children by not member Auggie Cadua says. For the schools: Arellano High School, educational paradigms, the OBB asking them to work for a living. The others, the OBB challenge is to always Gregorio Perfecto High School, and members note, considering that a members recall a recent incident with go a step further while asking what V. Mapa High School. regular public teacher handles an a student who was forced to drop out, they can do as instruments in The program, managed by the average of five to six classes daily and despite her good performance in improving the quality of education in Lasallian Institute for Development makes at least two class preparations. school. It was reported that the parents public schools. and Educational Research (LIDER) At the same time, those handling the of the girl decided that she has more (Ruby Añonuevo) Top scholars of OBB. under the directorship of College of top classes make extra adjustments as use peddling goods in the market 10-year countdown to La Salle centennial begins Members and friends of the Committee headed by Quebengco Lasallian community witnessed the intends to publish a Centennial Book launching of Greenovation, De La which will be done by the Bienvenido Salle University-Manila’s 10-year N. Santos Creative Writing and countdown to its centenary in the Research Center. Notable writers Philippines, last November 29 at the such as Dr. Cirilo Bautista, Dr. Isagani Taft campus. Cruz, Dr. Marjorie Evasco, and Greenovation, a commemoration Connie Maraan have been tapped for of the milestones, achievements, and the project. The committee is also developments in La Salle’s history as eyeing a world-class national center well as a renewal of the Lasallian vi- for teachers’ education which will sion for 2011, is a program that seeks offer both degree and non-degree to bring innovative, responsive, and programs. relevant education. The Historical Committee Carrying the theme, “Teaching headed by DLSU-M Vice President for Minds, Touching Hearts…A Hundred Academics and Research Brother Years of Lasallian Education in the Andrew Gonzalez, FSC will put up an Philippines,” the launching ceremony interactive exhibit on the DLSU- featured the groundbreaking for a Dasmariñas campus, featuring a CD- time capsule containing the signatures ROM collection of all alumni from 1911 of Lasallian community members and to 2011 and an updated video on the a declaration of DLSU-M’s vision for DLSU System. Aside from the exhibit, 2011. significant role in shaping the face of take the path to a meaningful faith. programs, and activities will be Centennial Fund Campaign. the Cultural Committee under La Salle DLSU System President Brother Philippine education. For his part, Provincialate mounted to create an awareness of the Spearheaded by the Finance Green Hills President Brother Bernard Rolando Dizon, FSC said the Dr. Carmelita Quebengco, DLSU- Director Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, centennial celebration in all Lasalllian Committee under Br. Roly, this fund- Oca, FSC also plans to commission two centennial celebration should also be M executive vice president, remarked noted that more than a time of festivity, institutions. These will be spearheaded raising campaign encourages the artists: a sculptor to do the centennial a commemoration of the institution of that Greenovation stands for the basic Greenovation should be a real search by the Executive Committee of University’s alumni and donors to monument and National Artist for District Brothers in the Philippines. ideals of Lasallian education, that is, for service by every member of the Centennial Celebrations. participate by asking them to give a Music Lucresia Kasilag to compose For 90 years now, the Lasallian excellence and service. She called for Lasallian family. One of the major projects for the regular donation for 10 years. the music for the La Salle centennial Brothers have been playing a unity and cooperation as Lasallians In the next 10 years, projects, centennial anniversary is the Legacy The Educational and Awards Mass and the hymn.

DLSU-M studies... continued from Page 1 Key administrators to propose of the Chemical Engineering the research programs are Department. wastewater, solid wastes, air pollution, ARRPET is an organization of and hazardous wastes. the creation of a University College eight Asian countries-China, India, Sri Last January 25, COE together Lanka, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, with ARRPET gathered engineering The administration of DLSU- the potential but did not meet the cut- service and an enriched GE program, that will achieve the job better than Indonesia, and the Philippines- practitioners, scientists, researchers, Manila is contemplating setting up a off scores in certain areas of the the UC seeks to aid students in what we have now.” organized to conduct research on experts, and policymakers in a University College (UC), which will examination. “resolving their adolescent conflicts” Placing the freshmen in the UC environmental issues relevant to the workshop held at the International offer general education and pre- The proposed UC will service and make them more decisive in will afford the University to region. Some of the issues covered in Center of the College of Saint Benilde. baccalaureate programs to both DLSU-Manila and DLSU-College choosing their fields of specialization. concentrate on research. The faculty prospective first of St. Benilde. The GE program will offer a more will then have the option whether to year students. Vice streamlined curriculum by getting rid do mostly teaching at the UC or mostly SDRC to improve... The general President for of subjects considered duplications. research at the main campus. continued from Page 1 education (GE) Academics and “We’re trying to reduce the number Meanwhile, faculty members on the minimum basic needs (mbn). Some the Center will view the issue on a non- program includes Research of subjects so that we can study these main campus will focus more on of these minimum basic needs are income aspect by highlighting social the core curriculum Brother Andrew subjects in depth,” Br. Andrew said. teaching major and graduate students, health, education, and welfare capital and human resources in the featuring basic Gonzalez, FSC With this arrangement, a student may and immerse themselves in research measures provided by the government. study. courses in the said that the UC spend a year or two for GE in the UC activities. Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte, director A recent study shows that the humanities, will offer before transferring to the DLSU-Manila The plan is to implement UC in of SDRC, believes that the new poverty incidence in the country mathematics and “special campus. The committees working on SY 2004-2005. “This is at the proposal agreement provides La Salle the increased from 31 percent in 1997 to natural sciences, freshman the UC are still discussing where it will stage so nobody should be shocked by opportunity to contribute in giving 34 percent in 2001. The financial and the social sciences. program” which will help students be located. ideas unlimited. Some of them are not poverty a new dimension for a better Asian currency crisis in 1997 and the On the other hand, the pre- prepare for serious study and research Br. Andrew stressed that the UC implementable but the idea behind it understanding of its causes and effects. political instability during the Estrada baccalaureate program, or the in the second year when they start is at the level of brainstorming. “We’re is the quest for excellence and the Compared to the economists who administration have been cited among “bridging year,” is a one-year pre- taking major subjects. culling the best ideas to come up with quest to become a world-class view income as a measure of poverty, the reasons for the increase. college program for students who have By integrating a holistic student a renewed general education program university,” Br Andrew reiterated.

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AUN member universities University of Brunei Darussalam (Brunei), Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia), Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), National University of Laos (Laos), Institute of Economics-Yangon (Myanmar), University of Yangon (Myanmar), Universiti Malaysia (Malaysia), Universiti Malaya (Malaysia), De La Salle University (Philippines), University of the Philippines (Philippines), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Burapha University (Thailand), Vietnam National University (Vietnam), and Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).

What is a virtual university? library and IT experts will come A virtual university is “a network of independent, usually together and explore the possibilities geographically dispersed universities that uses information of making the online library work to technology to enable the cooperative production, packaging, and AA MeetingMeeting ofof MindsMinds everyone’s advantage, thus giving the delivery of educational content, monitoring of student members universities that sought-after development, and management of educational processes and competitive edge in the global resources.” community. AUN members join forces to promote education in the region. DLSU-M is ready to take on the —defined by J. Byrne, W. Appel, and R. Behr, subsequently used By Naomi Lontoc Tupas planned virtual university of AUN. One by the AUN group during the seminar on information networking The very core of higher education facilitators of such exchanges, wherein DLSU-M is more than willing to share of DLSU-M’s major contributions to and IT development on 27-29 March 2000. institutions is to disseminate and foster multiple parties benefit. its resource of original and creative date is the creation of the online syllabi scholarship and ideas. With In the recent 11th Meeting of the minds to the network by actively for AUN. Aside from having a hand in The birth of AUN globalization, academic institutions AUN Board of Trustees held at the contributing ideas. With a solid the content, La Salle plays host to the The Fourth ASEAN Summit held in Singapore in January 1992 have found greater need to nurture National University of Singapore, the information technology capability in online version of the syllabi. Focusing directed that ASEAN should help hasten the solidarity and the international intellectual exchange. AUN Secretariat submitted a concept place, the entire Lasallian academic on the Association of Southeast Asian development of a regional identity through the promotion of With that in mind, the members paper on the AUN Inter-Library Online community is now fully wired, using Nation (ASEAN) Studies, the syllabi of the ASEAN University Network to strengthen information network computers, including the Internet and serves as an effective link to the human resources development by considering ways to further (AUN) are on the right track. among the member universities. The e-mail, making the University a research centers of the other AUN strengthen the existing network of leading universities and Established in 1995, the AUN was proposed project is also an incentive connected virtual institution. member universities. Such institutions of higher learning in the ASEAN region. created to “...strengthen the existing of sorts for members to give their full When the AUN Secretariat partnerships among the ASEAN To implement this decision, the ASEAN Secretariat, in network of leading universities and support of academic resources to the presented the online library program academic community will accelerate coordination with the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Education the exchange of ideas and enable institutions of higher learning in the development of the virtual university. to the board to complement the virtual (ASCOE), prepared the draft Charter of the ASEAN University transnational discussion of various ASEAN region with a view to ultimately The concept of a virtual university was university, DLSU-M offered to host the Network and the draft Agreement on the Establishment of the issues and concerns, bringing it closer (establish) an ASEAN University based one of the products of the AUN Board proposed seminar on the AUN Inter- ASEAN University Network. on this expanded network.” Long gone of Trustees Meeting in June 1999. The Library Online on a cost-sharing basis. to the rest of the world. La Salle is all is the traditional notion of institutions group entrusted De La Salle University- The University values innovation. It for that and much more perhaps, These were reviewed by an ASEAN experts Group Meeting on acting as conduits in the transfer of Manila, the lone private university sees information technology (IT) as a because it is positioning itself as a vital ASEAN University Networking held at Bangkok from 20 to 21 ideas. Nowadays, universities are representing the Philippines, to draft powerful tool in upgrading the quality link in the global web of intellectual April 1995 and subsequently adopted at the Third Meeting of tasked to become venues of idea the proposal on behalf of AUN. and reach of education. The seminar engagement among academic the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Education held at Manila from exchanges. They function as As one of the members of AUN, will be organized in such a way that institutions. 20 to 22 June 1995. The Charter of the ASEAN University Network has been signed by the ASEAN Ministers responsible for higher education, while the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN University Network has been signed by the Presidents/Rectors/Vice-Chancellors of the 11 participating Foreign Exchange universities in November 1995. ISD and international partners take a more active role to support students and to improve relations Foreign schools join By Marjorie Ann Duterte The department sends at least The University has an DLSU-M’s Education Expo one group to a foreign place every audiovisual room as well as a Partner universities from the each school gave talks for those who year. Currently, the ISD offers the language laboratory recently United States, France, Australia, are interested in studying abroad, European Studies program, under established for the Japanese Studies Canada, Singapore, and Japan visited encouraging not only students and faculty which students can choose to major program. The facility was donated the De La Salle University-Manila members, but also administrators and in French or Spanish. It also offers by the Japanese Foundation. campus from February 11 to 13 for staff members. They also distributed the Japanese Studies program as La Salle also has the European the launching of Education Expo informational brochures of schools well as the only American Studies Documentation Research Center, the 2002. abroad. undergraduate program in the only university in the country The event was organized by the The activity sought to strengthen the country. entrusted to manage the rich Office of External Linkages together University’s thrust of producing Students of American Studies European Union resource materials. with the Student Council-Office of the competent professionals by familiarizing program usually visit Virginia while The Thomas Jefferson Library, Vice President for Academics and Lasallians with the conditions and those under European studies visit which used to be housed at the Business and Economics 2001 Batch requirements of studying abroad. France and Germany, among other United States Embassy donated its Assembly (B&E 2001). Willette Limqueco of the Student European nations. For those taking books to the University. The participants set up their Council was overall coordinator of the Japan studies, the destination is The International Studies exhibits at the M. Gaerlan activity. Reodel Masilungan Michaela Huliganga (second from left) and Dianne Gan (center) join other usually Tokyo. With the support of program is a combination of Conservatory during the three-day fair. coordinated for the External Linkages, Filipino scholars in a cultural trip in France. the embassies of these countries, international relations and area At the same time, representatives of which is headed by Benison Cu. “Nous aimons la France.” I learned in school. qualified ISD students are able to get study. International Relations, the would have never understood these Talking with the French locals scholarship grants. study of two or more countries and words if not for two Lasallians who and their host family encouraged Meanwhile, the ISD continues how they relate to each other, is Students under DLSU-M’s exchange program gave me a better understanding of them to enhance the knowledge they to promote the interaction, considered a social science France. They just came from a have gained in school. The research, and instructional activities discipline with concentration on June 1997 - June 2001 month-long study tour under a experience left them valuable of its students with the support of its political science and economics. On scholarship grant by the French lessons in self-reliance and international partners. the other hand, area study is the Embassy in the Philippines. independence and a deeper ISD closely coordinates with study of a particular area, such as a “We love France,” said Dianne appreciation of French culture and Alliance Francaise de Manille, a country’s culture, government, Gan (ISE-BSA) and Michaela language. French language school based in society, and language. Huliganga (ISE-MMG) as they Dianne and Michaela’s Makati, to expose the students to The department aims to further recounted their memorable experiences are among the many French teachers. ISD has also strengthen its research potential, experiences, from their first step on learning opportunities that the ISD established links with Instituto especially on cultural studies, which French soil to their memorable provides its students. The ISD hopes Cervantes, the cultural center of the is a combination of both humanities tours around the country and having to give many young people a chance Spanish embassy and currently the and social studies. Last January, ISD to spend their birthdays and to expand their horizons and apply only one in Asia, which provides launched American Studies Asia, Christmas on foreign land. from school. scholarship grants and assistance to the first internationally refereed Both Dianne and Michaela “We encourage our students to students. journal for American Studies in the enrolled in the European Studies spend part of their undergraduate Philippines, published biannually in program under the International studies in selected universities June and December. Studies Department (ISD) to learn abroad. ISD arranges the trips, the Note: On the average, local the French language. The program and the universities send only two exchange scholarship that came unexpected, curriculum,” explained Dr. students every year. according to Michaela, gave them Isagani Cruz, chair of the the opportunity to apply what they ISD. School Year 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 Dianne with host French family Mr. & Mrs. Antonini Debiasi.

THETHE FUTURE FUTURE BEGINS BE- HERE. WWW.DLSU.EDU.PH GINS HERE. WWW.DLSU.EDU.PH 6 MAY 2002 Marketing professor gets TOYM award FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS Marketing Professor Josiah Go formation of business An alumnus of De La and sales strategy. He has been tapped was named one of the Ten Outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs Salle University-Manila, over 200 times to help senior and top- NRCP Lifetime Achievement Young Men (TOYM)2001 for his through education. Go graduated in 1982 level management in various industries Awardees outstanding achievement in business Given annually by with the degree of of both local and multinational The National Research Council of education. the Philippine Jaycees, Bachelor of Science corporations. the Philippines (NRCP), a research body President Gloria Macapagal- the TOYM Award Major in Management Aside from being a much sought- with over 2,400 members nationwide, Arroyo handed the award to him and recognizes young men (BSC-M). As a student after speaker in professional recently recognized Lasallian contributions that promote the the other nine honorees at a special and women whose leader, he was awarded associations, non-government advancement of science. ceremony held at the Malacañang contributions in various fields have not a gold medal for Outstanding organizations, and schools, Go is a The DLSU-M faculty members Palace on December 11. only been exemplary, relevant, and Leadership in Community widely read author of marketing recognized by NRCP for their valuable Go was acknowledged for his inspiring, but have also made an Development. reference books with Philippine contributions in their respective fields pioneering efforts in network impact on Philippine economy and Go is also a trainer and consultant setting. were College of Education Dean Dr. Allan marketing and his contributions in the on the members of society. for the specialized field of marketing Bernardo, in Social Science Research; Dr. Arlene Pascasio of the Mathematics Department, in Mathematical Sciences in Bernardo the Division II level; and Dr. Shirley Palisoc of the Physics Department, in Physics, Division IX. They received the NRCP Lifetime Achievement Awards at the awarding ceremony held on March 2 at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel, DLSU-Manila confers special during the 69th Annual Meeting of the NRCP. Working through researches that will build up a body of Filipino men and women devoted to scientific research, NRCP serves as an advisory body to the national government. It handles research projects that deal on crucial problems and issues affecting the country. graduation awards By facilitating the effective linkage between the government and educational, scientific, industrial, and other sectors, it ensures the optimal While he was based in Rome Biophysical Sciences and Electrical utilization of resources and results of scientific research. from 1966 to 1976, he was appointed Engineering at the Swinburne as the Assistant-Superior General for University of Technology in PICPA Outstanding Teacher Asia. This position resulted in the Melbourne, Australia. The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) formation of Brothers’ communities A Doctor of Philosophy in recognized Wilfredo Baltazar of the Accounting Department as one of the and schools in the Asian region Science graduate of Melbourne three outstanding accounting teachers of the year. The awarding ceremony particularly in Malaysia, Pakistan, University, Booth spent 35 years was held during the PICPA Annual National Convention on November 25- India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Laos, teaching and doing research in 29 at the EXPO Pilipino, Clark, Pampanga. South Vietnam, Hong Kong, and various Asian countries including Baltazar, who teaches classes on auditing and finance, was recognized Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong for his mastery of the subject matter and teaching strategy. The top three Singapore. outstanding accounting teachers each received a plaque of recognition and Kong, and the Philippines. He was in As a Christian educator, he has a cash prize of PhP 80,000. shared his expertise with other the Philippines under the Australian educational entities in Malaysia. He is International Development Program the founder and advisor of the to introduce laser radar research. University Fellow receives Malaysian Federation of Lasallian Outstanding pastor Gawad Guro 2002 Associations. Rev. Fr. Lim, “a papal chaplain, Full Professor of Philosophy and University Fellow Dr. Florentino outstanding pastor, and exemplary Accomplished scientist Timbreza received the Gawad Guro 2002 in ceremonies held at the Meanwhile, Booth was awarded counselor of married couples” as Pulungang Recto, Bulwagang Rizal, University of the Philippines on an honorary degree for his lifework stated in his citation, was ordained at February 1. as an accomplished scientist and the Gregorian University in Rome. A Gawad Guro 2002 seeks to recognize and honor teachers for their distinguished great efforts in the propagation and intellectualization of the national alumnus, Lim language. had formal Twelve outstanding teachers from all over the country received the training from Kabayan Gawad Guro 2002 in two categories: teaching the Filipino subject grade school to in the elementary and secondary levels, and teaching the Filipino subject college at DLSU- in the college and graduate level. Timbreza is the sole winner in the category, teaching a course in Filipino in the university level. M (then De La Timbreza’s pioneering works include writing the first book on Salle College), Pilosopiyang Filipino based on the indigenous experience and practical finishing a skills of the Filipino people. degree in Meanwhile, Dr. Lakangiting Garcia of the Departmento ng Literatura Bachelor of at Wikang Filipino and Dr. Lakandupil Garcia of DLSU- Dasmariñas were Dr. Booth (above, center), Rev. Fr. Lim (right, center) Science in also recognized for their valuable contribution in teaching the Filipino subject Commerce, in the university level. summa cum Launched this year, Gawad Guro 2002 is set to be an annual event sponsored by the Filipino broadsheet Kabayan Publishing Co., Inc., in Three outstanding individuals received a Doctor of laude. He served coordination with the Department of Education, Commission on Higher were conferred special awards by Science honoris Education, Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, Philippine different DLSU-M since December last year. causa, and Rev. Fr. Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the Komisyon sa Wikang chaplainries as The University gave Louis John Patricio Lim, who Filipino. Michael Jacques, also known as received a Signum parish priest to Brother Theodoret Michael, FSC the Meriti Medal. technologist, dedicated mentor of St. Joseph Baras, Rizal, and Sta. Maria Top chemistry researcher honorary degree of Doctor of students of science, and outstanding della Strada in Loyola Heights, Quezon Christian educator Dr. Consolacion Ragasa of the Humanities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Br. Michael was honored for his proponent of science education in City. In those two parishes, he served his apostolate through Marriage Chemistry Department received the 2002 on December 7, 2001. DLSU-M also 63 years of meritorious contributions developing countries. Booth is a Philippine Federation of Chemistry Encounter retreats. recognized Dr. David John Booth, who and achievements in education. professor and head of the School of Societies Achievement Award in Chemical Research. Ragasa was recognized for her investigations of plant products of biological importance, especially for her outstanding work in the elucidation of International engineering society structures of many novel compounds, adding to the chemical literature of naturally occurring organic compounds. The achievement award was given on the cites paper of DLSU-M faculty occasion of the 18th Philippine Chemistry Congress and the Asia-Pacific Dr. Elmer Dadios of the applicability of using fuzzy logic Conference on Analytical Science last Manufacturing Engineering and controller and incorporates it with February 20 at the EDSA Shangri-la Management Department was other heuristics strategy for robots to Hotel. awarded the Best Paper Presentation play soccer. by the prestigious IEEE Industrial As in a real soccer game, fuzzy Outstanding math dissertation Electronics Society during its 27th logic was used to navigate the robots The Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology annual conference held in Denver, in performing the tasks required such Research and Development (PCASTRD) awarded the second prize for Colorado, USA last December. as kicking the ball and robot outstanding dissertation in advanced science and technology for the year 2001 to Dr. Ederlina Ganatuin-Nocon, vice chair of the Mathematics Dadios headed the team that positioning. On the other hand, the Department. Her winning dissertation is titled “On Type II Codes over Z4 developed the Philippine soccer heuristics approach is used as guiding X Z4.” robots, winning the gold and silver rules for role selection, such as the The PCASTRD Awards are given every year in recognition of scholarly medals in its World Cup debut in attacker, defender, and goalkeeper. works that contribute significantly to the development of science and Australia in September of 2000. Dadios is also the publicity chair technology in the country. His winning paper, co-authored in Asia and Australia of the 2002 IEEE The main results of Ganatuin-Nocon’s paper tackled the link between with Odon Maravillas, Jr., graduate International Symposium on binary self-dual and Type II codes and the conversion of codes over Z4 X student of the College of Computer Intelligent Control (ISIC). The event Z4 to binary codes and vice versa. The paper showed the application of Studies, was titled “Fuzzy Logic will be held on October 27-30 in these codes to data security (encryption), disk space saving, and cheaper, Controller for Micro-Robot Soccer Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. faster, and more efficient transfer of information. Game.” The paper notes the Dadios shows off a soccer robot. THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. THE FUTURE BEGINS HERE. WWW.DLSU.EDU.PHWWW.DLSU.EDU.PH MAY 2002 7 DLSU-M bags silver in UAAP overall standing

The hopeful journey to an over- University’s sports development all championship at the 64th UAAP program. To further harness the skills FEEDBACK season resulted in a bridesmaid finish. of La Salle athletes, the University Climbing a notch higher from third encourages the teams to engage in place, De La Salle University-Manila international and national improved its standing at the close of competitions such as the National February 26, 2002 the season. Persevering till the end, La Capital Region Athletic Association and Salle bagged a total of 175 points to the University Games. Read your issue of Abut-Tanaw beat previous runner-up University of Lasallian athletes brought home Volume 29 No. 1 November the Philippines with only 170 points. four team championships to emerge 2001. University of Santo Tomas remained on as top contingent from the 6th National I refer to the Letter to the Editor top with 214 points. University Games held in Bacolod City, by Virgilio Q. Pantaleon HS ’49. Five first-half titles previously Negros Occidental last year. placed the University in the lead— DLSU-M bagged two chess titles, I would like to call his attention men’s basketball, women’s basketball, both for the men and women’s that he erred in his composition men’s chess, and men’s swimming divisions while the men’s volleyball of the first five of the 1947 NCAA teams earned repeat championship crown fell finally into the open arms champion team. He inadvertently crowns, while the men’s volleyball of the Green Spikers. But no victory missed the captain of the team. team received its first-ever came sweeter than to the women’s The team was made up of the fol- championship title. football team which clinched their lowing: During the second half, the Green third consecutive UniGames Jins won their second straight championship title. 1. Tito Eduque (Captain) (†) taekwondo championship while the The women’s volleyball, men’s 2. Eddie Decena men’s and women’s track and field swimming, and men and women’s 3. Josè (Mendy) Mendieta teams faithfully carried the torch athletics gained first runner-up 4. Eddie Sharruf (†) finishing runners-up in their positions after a grueling week-long 5. Carlos (Jun) Iñigo respective races. tournament. Other teams gave a brave fight in Some 40 schools from all over the Kurt Seeberger (†) was playing spite of the struggles with the Green country joined the annual games. for Mapua Tech. Tennisters, which placed third, Green Recognized by the Commission on Paddlers, which placed fourth, and the Higher Education, the University Yours truly, men’s football team, which finished Games was founded by Br. Roly Dizon (signed) sixth. Meanwhile, the Green Judokas to provide a healthy venue for national Josè Mendieta HS ‘47, BSC ‘51 gained the first-runner up title to cap tertiary sports competitions, the end of the 64th UAAP season. underscoring the highest standards of (†) deceased These hard-earned victories by sportsmanship, honesty, and fair play. the Lasallian teams reveal the The annual tournament complements continuing efforts to reach the the Department of Culture and Sports’ Photos courtesy of The Lasallian standards of excellence set by the Palarong Pambansa.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Best foreign student University of San Carlos, Adamson University, and the The Philippine International Friendship Organization (PIFO) Technological Institute of the Philippines. recognized Lasallian foreign student Helena Michael as one of The students who composed the first team were Benson the Three Most Outstanding International Students of the Calacday, Darlene Joy Uy, Joseph Hui, Lynn Lennie Ang, and Philippines. The formal presentation of the winners for the 32nd Tonee Charmaine Co. The alternates were Joel Carlo Bugay, Young ME Raciel Go, Lou Rose Franco, Joy Roxanne Bibit, Raymond inventors Search for the Three Most Outstanding International Students of the Philippines was held at the University of the Philippines - Los Regulacion, and Jocelyn Tan. DLSU-M Mechanical Baños last December. Sponsored by the Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers, Engineering students bagged Helena, who hails from Malaysia, is from the College of the contest was held at the George Dewey Convention Center in the first and fourth prizes in Education under the BSE Religious Education – BA Psychology Subic, Olongapo City on Innovention, a national Program. March 2. competition sponsored by the Philippine Society of BPI science Mechanical Engineers (PSME) Cineastes to watch awardees on October 2001. Two La Salle alumni received Three Lasallians Reinnal Rosales, Jian Carlo Alana, Mark Mendoza, the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young were named outstanding and Leonard Tan won the first prize for their invention, the Solar- Cinema (Special Citation) for their science students during LPG Powered Tricycle. The team developed the idea of a hybrid video documentary titled, Alab, at the Bank of the Philippine tricycle using solar energy and LPG, a much cheaper type of the recent 3rd Cinemanila Islands (BPI) Science fuel. International Film Festival. It was Awards 2002 on March 8. They are Richard Abalos, Joel Terence Jason Gocheco, Chester So, John Paul de Jesus, given in honor of one of Philippine cinema’s Panugayan, and Tanglaw Roman. and Chris Rumel Kho landed fourth place for their invention of great directors, Ishmael Bernal. Abalos, a Chemical Engineering major, is a Ramon ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Integrated Control System and Strategy for a Hybrid Electric ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Communication Arts graduates batch 2001 Ana Cristina Magsaysay Foundation Engineering Scholarship grantee. He is Vehicle. A pioneering research effort in the field of mechatronics Ganzon and Janis Piopongco received the special citation for a student leader, a reporter of The LaSallian, vice president for in the University, the research project involves the automation of rd their work during the awarding ceremonies at the Grand Ballroom academics of the 53 Engineering Batch Assembly, and an existing hybrid electric vehicle set-up. of the Hotel Intercontinental Manila on December 16. executive vice president of the Chemical Engineering Society. Panugayan, an Electronics and Communications major, is Top S&T researchers Alab was recognized for its overall artistic excellence and innovation in film. This socio-political video documentary The Outstanding Coeds-The Outstanding Young Men awardee Civil Engineering students won the Annual Science and captured the participation of the youth sector during the EDSA 2 of DLSU-Manila. In 1999, he received the certificate of academic Technology Advisory Council (STAC-J) Award for Undergraduate protest rally last January 2001. The filmmakers explored the role excellence for having the highest cumulative grade point average Research for year 2001-2002. of the youth as effective agents of change in society, presenting in the College of Engineering. With their research on the “Development of Application the viewpoints of key players during the EDSA 2, including leaders Roman is a Physics major specializing in Computer Software for the Design of Rigid Pavements,” the group of David of cause-oriented groups. Electronics. Also a consistent dean’s lister, Roman has held Chui, Rolando Lo, and Israel Soguilon, with Assistant Professor positions such as president of the College Assembly of Science, Edgar Doña as their adviser, won one of the two coveted research and vice president for academics of the DLSU Physics Society. awards given by STAC-J. IE Quiz winners He was a Philippine delegate to the Sunburst Youth Camp 1999 Established by a group of engineers and scientists in Tokyo, Senior and junior Industrial Engineering students won first in Singapore, and is currently an exchange student to the National Japan in 1995, STAC-J aims to advance science and technology place in the recently concluded 14th Industrial Engineering Quiz University of Singapore (NUS) under the DLSU-NUS Scholarship as a necessary tool for national development. Universities all Contest, besting the representatives of 16 other schools, among Program. Roman is a DLSU-M Star Scholar. over the Philippines submitted proposals for undergraduate them the University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, BPI Chairperson Jaime Zobel de Ayala delivered the remarks research projects. of circumstance during the ceremonies.

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Environmental program gets boost from University of Portsmouth Dr. Simon Claridge and Mike Funded by the British Council- topics on environmental problems and Purvis of the University of Portsmouth Manila, the program started on April combustion and air pollution before visited the College of Engineering from 1 of last year and will continue until the students and faculty of a graduate January 7 to 21 to foster the academic March 31 of 2004. course on Environmental Management link between their university and De On January 10, Claridge talked on January 11. La Salle University-Manila. The link about the University of Portsmouth, Purvis also gave a lecture on is known as the “Development of while Purvis spoke on sustainable waste minimization and clean Environmental Systems Management energy in the 21st century. technology on January 21. Programmes in the Philippines.” Claridge and Purvis discussed

The new set of audiovisual equipment donated by the Japan Foundation. Japan Foundation shares

Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (second from right), Alternate Executive Director of Asian Development Bank, was a lead discussant in the conference on “The Impact of Business Community Strategies on Financial Liberalization resources with ISD Policy: Cases of the Banking Industry in Japan and the Philippines” co-sponsored by the YCEA and the Japan Foundation. From left are Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Yoshihisa Ara, YCEA President Dr. Wilfrido The Japan Foundation, Manila gave an audiovisual equipment set of curriculum, but also within the Villacorta, and DLSU-M CLA Vice Dean Dr. Eric Vincent Batalla. Office (JFMO) donated various projector screen, television, 5-speaker general context of the academic instructional materials for students component, and DVD player. The exchange the university has with enrolled in the undergraduate and Foundation also donated 157 books Japanese universities such as Waseda Yuchengco Center expands programs graduate programs of DLSU-M’s Japan and 60 Japanese movie titles in VHS and Kokushikan. Studies. format. Project Director for the JFMO The Yuchengco Center for East conducted courses in the Foreign presented papers. The Konrad Chair of the International Studies JFMO Director Motohisa Shimizu Upgrading of Facilities Grant Laureen Asia (YCEA), a research center based Service Institute and provided inputs Adenauer Foundation sponsored the Department (ISD) Dr. Isagani Cruz noted the importance of supporting Velasco said that the JFMO has in DLSU-M, has begun to expand its to projects of government agencies. conference. formally accepted the donation during the area of Japan Studies in the country provided a very generous amount for programs to reach out to the public President of the Yuchengco The United Nations Development a ribbon cutting ceremony held at the because the program promotes the ISD seminar room. sector in the Philippines and abroad. Center for East Asia and professor of Program (UNDP) has assigned the International Studies Seminar Room mutual understanding between Japan The marker for the seminar room It has provided consulting services to International Relations Dr. Wilfrido Center to serve as convenor for the in November 2001. and the Philippines through the was unveiled on that day, in the Indonesian organizations on Villacorta also represented Asia in the writing of the first Human The donations were four sets of sharing of knowledge and resources. presence of JFMO officials including constitutional reform and has conference of think-tanks on Development Report for Southeast computer hardware and software, Cruz expressed gratitude to the Program Director for Education extended training to the state university “Globalization and Political Asia. The Center, which is part of the including peripherals such as Japan Foundation, assuring the Japan Cecille EJ Aquino and administrators and government ministries of Laos. Consulting” held in Berlin, Germany Philippine APEC Study Center Network scanner, colored laser printers, two partners that the donations would be from the College of Liberal Arts and In October 2001 and more on December 9-11. and the Council for Security CD-writers, and video capture card. fully used by students not only within the University Library. Vice Dean Dr. recently, last March 2002, the Center Ten countries, namely the United Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, will Aside from the computers, JFMO also the context of their Japan Studies Eric Batalla gave the closing remarks. sponsored a working conference on States, Russia, Germany, Argentina, engage in more public service Information Technology for local South Africa, France, United Kingdom, activities in cooperation with the La governments. Its fellows have Poland, Belgium, and the Philippines, Salle Institute of Governance. La Salle Institute of Governance DLSU-M implements promotes peace research express diploma

The Southeast Asian Conflict The symposium-workshop was and Democracy) collaborated in the Studies Network (SEACSN), a group organized in line with the SEACSN goal establishment of the Local Government delivery of individuals and institutions involved of promoting and enhancing Leadership Award. in peace research and practice, held collaboration among scholars and In announcement ceremonies the 2nd Regional Symposium- practitioners in the region on the study held at the Padilla Hall of the Senate Workshop on Culture and Conflict of conflict and its resolution. The Building on December 11, the partner Resolution from November 30 to participants discussed indigenous institutions recognized the importance December 4 at the Waterfront Hotel theories and historical basis of of leadership in making local De La Salle University-Manila’s Office of the check to the Registrar’s Office, De La Salle in Davao City. conflict; local practices of conflict governments work effectively. University Registrar announced the implementation University 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004. In the Philippines, the SEACSN is resolution; and the role of non- To serve as inspiration and of Express Diploma Delivery. For Metro Manila and Luzon, the charge is based in the La Salle Institute of government organizations. example for other leaders, the Local The new service is all about express delivery P50; for Visayas and Mindanao, P60; for USA, Governance (LSIG) of DLSU-M, with The SEACSN has its regional base Leadership Award seeks to recognize and not express diploma. This project aims to send P830; for Canada, P920; and for Australia, P850. Dr. Madelene Sta. Maria as national in the Research and Education for the outstanding performance of local out to La Salle alumni diplomas that have never For those outside the country, the check can be in coordinator. LSIG is a research Peace, University Sains Malaysia in officials in the field of local governance been claimed at the University. US dollars, at its current exchange rate . establishment that promotes effective, Penang. and local management reforms. The Registrar’s Office will take charge of The diplomas will be delivered via door-to-door transparent, accountable, and Meanwhile, LSIG in partnership The leadership award program securing clearances for the alumni through the courier, which takes from one (1) to five (5) working participatory governance by designing with the Office of Senator Aquilino will also involve the need to undertake system. days, depending on the delivery address specified. and implementing high-quality Pimentel, Jr. and the UP National research in documenting the new and Requesting parties can make a check payable For questions about the Express Diploma research, training, project College of Public Administration and emerging styles of local leadership in to DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, with the following Delivery, call (632) 524-4611 extension 114 or email management, and monitoring and Governance (through the Center for the construction of new leadership details written at the back of the check: name, [email protected]. evaluation activities. Dr. Francisco Local and Regional Governance and models and the promotion of good delivery address, and telephone number. Send the Magno is the LSIG executive director. the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, local governance.

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